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0256/2022 - COVID-19 amid a “perfect storm” in the neoliberal capitalism: critical thoughts on its impacts in Brazil
A COVID-19 em meio a uma “tempestade perfeita” no capitalismo neoliberal: reflexões críticas sobre seus impactos no Brasil

Author:

• Nilson Maciel de Paula - Maciel de Paula, N. - <nilson@ufpr.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2143-5172

Co-author(s):

• Wellington Pereira - Pereira, W. - <wdspereira@ufpr.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7305-1672
• Rubia Carla Formighieri Giordani - Giordani, R. C. F. - <rubiagiordani@gmail.com, rubiagiordani@hotmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5698-7981


Abstract:

The impacts of the new coronavirus pandemic on Brazilian society revealed a scenario that goes beyond a health crisis. This article aims to present the causes and consequences of a systemic crisis under the neoliberal economic order based on the prominence of markets and social exclusion, while the role of the State, as guardian of social rights, is neglected. The methodology adopted follows a critical interdisciplinary perspectivethe fields of political economy and social sciences, imbedded in socioeconomic reports referred to in this analysis. It is argued that neoliberal rationality guiding government policies and deep rooted in the social environment, has contributed to increasing structural inequalities in Brazil, thus creating favorable conditions for worsening the impacts caused by the pandemic in society, particularly among the most vulnerable social groups.

Keywords:

Pandemics; Capitalism; Socioeconomic Factors; Public Policy

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Maciel de Paula, N., Pereira, W., Giordani, R. C. F.. COVID-19 amid a “perfect storm” in the neoliberal capitalism: critical thoughts on its impacts in Brazil. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2022/Sep). [Citado em 21/01/2025]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/covid19-amid-a-perfect-storm-in-the-neoliberal-capitalism-critical-thoughts-on-its-impacts-in-brazil/18512?id=18512



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